Braidly
Braidly is a web-based co-parenting app for separated parents in the United States and Canada.
What Braidly is
Braidly is a web-based co-parenting app for separated parents in the United States and Canada. It brings together a custody calendar, messaging, shared expenses, a kids’ schedule view, and records. The calendar supports 2-2-3, week-on/week-off, and custom rotations, with seeded holidays and school-break imports. Parents can submit expenses with receipt photos, set split ratios, approve or query costs, and track a running balance; the app records settlements but does not transfer money. Its AI Tone Coach can suggest calmer message rewrites, leaving the parent to choose what to send. For documentation, Braidly offers timestamped exports with a SHA-256 content digest and legal hold that prevents edits or deletions through the app. Parents can share selected records with invited viewers using scoped, read-only access, then revoke it. Braidly says it is in private beta, onboarding families in small batches, and free while in beta. Listed pricing includes a free plan, Standard at $12.99 a month, and Premium at $24.99 a month.
Good
- Supports 2-2-3, weekly, and custom custody rotations.
- Expense records include receipts, split ratios, and balances.
- Timestamped exports include a SHA-256 content digest.
- Read-only viewer access can be revoked.
Watch out
- Currently in private beta with small-batch onboarding.
- Does not transfer money for expense settlements.
- Does not currently accept European signups.
Who it suits
Braidly suits separated parents in the United States or Canada who want shared scheduling, expense records, messaging, and documentation. Its calendar, journal, expense records, and document vault can also serve one parent before the co-parent joins.
Verdict
Braidly combines custody planning, communication, expense tracking, and records in one web app. It is worth considering for eligible families, with the private beta and the distinction between recording and transferring settlements in mind.
Plans and prices
From Braidly's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | shared custody calendar · basic messaging · up to 2 children · handoff log · limited expense tracking · kids’ schedule view · forever |
| Standard | $12.99 a month | unlimited children · full expense tracking and uneven splits · receipt scanning · medical records and medication logs · school calendars and activities · document vault · private journal and legal hold · per month · or $129.99/year |
| Premium | $24.99 a month | AI Tone Coach · AI Mediator · attorney/therapist viewer access · court exports with SHA-256 seal · priority support · per month |
The facts
Each one read from Braidly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data processing
- Braidly says AI requests are routed server-side through its infrastructure and each feature processes only the data needed for that function; it identifies Anthropic Claude API as its AI provider.checked 8 Oct 2001
- AI messaging
- The AI Tone Coach offers calmer message rewrites, but nothing sends automatically and the parent chooses what to send.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Beta availability
- Braidly says it is in private beta, onboarding families in small batches, and is free while in beta.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Calendar
- The custody calendar supports 2-2-3, week-on/week-off, and custom rotations, with seeded holidays and school-break imports.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Court records
- Braidly says its exports are timestamped and include a SHA-256 content digest, while legal hold prevents either parent from editing or deleting records through the app.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Expense tracking
- Parents can submit expenses with receipt photos, apply split ratios, approve or query costs, and see a running balance; Braidly records settlements but does not move money.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Geographic limit
- Braidly says it is available in the United States and Canada and does not currently accept European signups.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations and providers
- The privacy policy names Supabase, Stripe, Anthropic, Resend, OneSignal, and Vercel as service providers; it does not list third-party product integrations.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Braidly is a co-parenting app for separated parents in the United States and Canada, combining scheduling, messaging, shared expenses, a kids’ view, and records.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The privacy policy states that data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2 or higher and at rest using AES-256, with row-level security on database tables.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Solo use
- Braidly says the calendar, journal, expense records, and document vault can function for one parent if the co-parent has not joined.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Braidly lists [email protected] as its support contact and includes priority support with Premium.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Viewer access
- Parents can grant scoped, read-only access to selected records for professionals or other invited viewers and revoke that access.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Headquarters
- Greenville, South Carolina, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
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